The
California Cultural and Historical Endowment Board met April 27th and 28th, 2006
at the California State Library in
Sacramento
to hear presentations from 53 grant applicants for the Endowment's second Round
of Proposition 40 bond funds. The Board had $43 million of Proposition 40 funds
available to award in this second Round.

To
ensure more equitable consideration of applications, the Endowment Board grouped
organizations into divisions so that the organizations would compete amongst
entities with similar budgets. Also in this second round of distributions, two
types of applications were accepted, Project Grants for which division groups
could apply for funding between $25,000-$3,000,000 for capital projects, and
Planning Grants, for which division groups could apply for funding between
$10,000-$300,000 for planning activities related to capital projects. The
Planning Grants were offered to allow applicants time to seriously consider
whether they wish to pursue a capital project, given the budgetary expenses
involved in such an undertaking.

At
the conclusion of the 2-day meeting, the Board voted to reserve specific
allocations for 45 applicants from the Project Grants, and award 34 from the
Planning Grants.

The
45 Project Grant finalists are:

Project
Applicant

Funds
Reserved by
the Board

County

La
Plaza De Cultura Cultural y Artes

$2,500,000

LOS
ANGELES

The
Outdoor Art Club, Inc.

$44,489

MARIN

ONE
National Gay & Lesbian Archives

$327,500

LOS
ANGELES

Sunnyvale
Historical Society and Museum Association

$600,000

SANTA CLARA

Vallejo
Community Arts Foundation

$220,000

SOLANO

Goleta
Valley
Historical Society

$250,000

SANTA BARBARA

CasaRomanitaCulturaCenter
and Gardens

$201,000

ORANGE

San Jose
Museum
of Quilts & Textiles

$370,300

SANTA CLARA

Tulare
County
Historical Society

$1,451,870

TULARE

Rosie
the Riverter Trust

$2,000,000

CONTRA
COSTA

Viet
Heritage Society

$1,300,000

SANTA CLARA

Arte
Americas

$500,000

FRESNO

Social & Public
Art
Resource
Center

$1,287,585

LOS
ANGELES

Trinity
County
Historical Society

$139,532

TRINITY

Fort
Ross
Interpretive Association

$85,000

SONOMA

Friends
of Antelope
Valley
Museum

$389,500

LOS
ANGELES

San Diego
Archaeological Center

$493,088

SAN DIEGO

Empire
Mine
Park Association

$1,286,220

NEVADA

Prelado
De Los Tesoros de la Purisima

$310,325

SANTA
BARBARA

Anza
Borrego Foundation

$75,789

SAN DIEGO

Rancho
Los Alamitos Foundation

$1,500,000

LOS
ANGELES

The
Mexican
Museum

$2,400,000

SAN FRANCISCO

EastSide
Arts Alliance

$114,420

ALAMEDA

East
Bay
Center
for the Performing Arts

$1,000,000

CONTRA
COSTA

Angel
Island
Immigration Foundation

$622,
842

MARIN

Sierra
State Parks Foundation

$275,000

MONO

Santa
Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation

$322,685

SANTA BARBARA

Fresno
Metropolitan
Museumof Art & Science

$2,500,000

FRESNO

Simon
Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

$2,600,000

LOS
ANGELES

Northern
California Indian Development –
Carson
Block
Building

$1,100,000

HUMBOLDT

California
State
Railroad
Museum

$300,000

TUOLUMNE

City
of Poway,
Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center

$380,311

SAN DIEGO

City
of Buenaventura,
Olivas Adobe Renovation

$1,076,000

VENTURA

City
of Calexico, Carnegie Library

$712,000

IMPERIAL

City
of Pasadena, City Hall

$800,000

LOS
ANGELES

City
of
Auburn, Auburn
School
Preserve

$388,189

PLACER

City
of San Fernando,
Lopez Adobe Preservation

$602,734

LOS
ANGELES

City
of
Long Beach,
Rancho
Los
CerritosVisitor
Ed.
Center

$680,000

LOS
ANGELES

Sonoma
County, Hood House

$305,290

SONOMA

City
of Richmond, Municipal Natatorium

$2,081,800

CONTRA
COSTA

Wiyot
Tribe,
Tuluwat
Village
Rehabilitation

$310,000

HUMBOLDT

City
& County of San Francisco,
South Windmill Restoration

$488,411

SAN FRANCISCO

City
of Benicia,
Arsenal Commandant's Residence

$500,000

SOLANO

City
of Atascadero, City Hall

$2,000,000

SAN LUIS OBISPO

California
State Parks,
San Diego Casa de Bandini Hotel

$1,808,120

SAN DIEGO

The
34 Planning Grant finalists are:

Project
Applicant

Funds
Reserved by
the Board

County

Geneva
Office Building

$200,000

SAN FRANCISCO

MaryBurdell
Victorian
Garden
& Grounds

$100,800

MARIN

Yolo
County
Cultural, Historic & Art
Center

$200,000

YOLO

California
African
American
Museum
Expansion Project

$100,000

LOS
ANGELES

Issues-based
Museum on California Indians

$150,000

SONOMA

Rehabilitation
Marsh House

$200,000

CONTRA
COSTA

California
Date
History Museum

$193,000

RIVERSIDE

Navarro
River
Redwoods
State Park

$280,000

MENDOCINO

Conservation
Corps
State
Museum

$33,700

SAN LUIS OBISPO

Bing
Kung
Tong
Building

$100,000

SACRAMENTO

Save
the Light Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers

$200,000

MENDOCINO

Plaza
De La Raza

$150,000

ORANGE

Paul
R. Williams Cultural & Historical Community Center

$150,000

LOS
ANGELES

Implementation
of a Master Plan for
Angels
Gate
Park

$160,000

LOS
ANGELES

California
Space
Center

$150,000

SANTA BARBARA

Chinese
American
Museum
Expansion Project

$100,000

LOS
ANGELES

Herwaldt
Urban Leadership
Conference
Center

$90,000

FRESNO

Mexican
Heritage Plaza/Alumn Rock Historical District Develop

$150,000

SANTA CLARA

Pomo
Heritage
Village
& Museum

$123,000

LAKE

18th
Street
Arts
Center

$100,000

LOS
ANGELES

NTC
Officers Quarters & Gardens

$100,000

SAN DIEGO

The
Way
Back
Lot-San
Jose
Discovery
Museum

$200,000

SANTA CLARA

Fruitvale
Masonic
Temple
Revitalization

$200,000

ALAMEDA

Restoration
of Eagles Nest Lodge

$76,750

LOS
ANGELES

Fort
Mason
Center
Historical Interpretation Plan

$100,000

SAN FRANCISCO

Balboa
Park
California
Tower Project

$300,000

SAN DIEGO

Expansion
of the Lomita
Railroad
Museum

$150,000

LOS
ANGELES

Harada
House Preservation Project

$13,389

RIVERSIDE

OrangeCounty
Historical Archives Project

$150,000

ORANGE

Tannery
Arts
Center

$240,000

SANTA CRUZ

Bancroft
Roc House

$35,000

SAN DIEGO

Kern
County
Museum

$62,500

KERN

Yurok
Cultural Center

$120,000

DEL
NORTE

125
Years of Civic Science-Chabot
Space & Science
Center

$171,000

ALAMEDA

The
Endowment Board received 263 total applications this funding Round. The total
those applicants requested was approximately $268 million, an amount that shows
the tremendous need for this program. The Board was pleased to reserve funding
for 45 projects, and to award funding for 34 planning grants, 79 total
applicants whose reserved and awarded funding totals approximately $43 million.

Proposition
40 called for the creation of the California Cultural and Historical Endowment
to support the “acquisition, development, preservation, and interpretation of
buildings, structures, sites, places, and artifacts that preserve and
demonstrate culturally significant aspects of
California
's history and for grants for these purposes.” To carry out Proposition 40's
mandate, the Endowment will, over the Rounds established by its Board,
distribute $122 million in Proposition 40 funds.

For
more information about the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, please
contact Executive Officer Diane Matsuda at (916) 651-8768 or email at dmatsuda@library.ca.gov.